Sexual Assault
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Tennis: Chinese star Peng Shuai denies making sexual assault allegations again
In the recent interview with a French sports daily, she reiterated a similar comment about the allegations she gave to a Singaporean newspaper back in December.
AFP
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‘Oral sex’ with minor is a less serious offence, says Allahabad HC, reduces jail term of convict
The court held that putting penis into a minor’s mouth does not fall in the category of aggravated sexual assault.
Scroll Staff
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Uttar Pradesh government official arrested for molesting contractual worker
The complainant claimed that the man was not arrested for two weeks since he was the undersecretary of the minority welfare department.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Why ex-servicemen in India don’t get many job offers after retiring from the armed forces
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The travelogue of an Indian maharaja who disliked China and loved Japan
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Why global criticism cannot be expected to act as a check on India’s growing majoritarianism
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Uddhav Thackeray resigns as chief minister of Maharashtra
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We won’t allow ‘Talibanisation’ of society: Muslim groups criticise killing of tailor in Udaipur
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Penetration between thighs is also rape, rules Kerala HC
The court noted that the law on rape includes penetration to other parts of a woman’s body, and is not confined to the vagina, urethra or anus.
Scroll Staff
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The Tejpal rape case verdict and the Goa court quest for the ‘ideal’ sexual assault victim
Even minor discrepancies in the complainant’s statements have been portrayed as crucial ones.
Sruthisagar Yamunan
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SC stays arrest of rape-accused after he and complainant agree to get married
In November, the Punjab and Haryana High Court had denied him bail.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Dog teaches itself how to ride a bodyboard to retrieve balls that fall into the swimming pool
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‘Law is being weaponised’: Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa on the arrests of Zubair, Teesta Setalvad
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Watch: Abortion clinic in Alabama forced to turn away patients after Roe v Wade was overturned
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Watch: Chris Martin sings ‘A Sky Full of Stars’ at local pub after Glastonbury Festival in the UK
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Watch: Half a billion dollars worth of drugs set on fire in Myanmar on World Drug Day
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Opinion: Sexual assault is sexual assault, skin or no skin
A misogynistic, sexist judgement of the Bombay High Court has just made my daughter’s world that much more terrifying.
Dilip D’Souza
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Former model accuses Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her in 1997
Amy Dorris told ‘The Guardian’ that the US president had assaulted her in his VIP box at the US Open when she was 24.
Scroll Staff
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We can celebrate Harvey Weinstein’s fall – but the #MeToo battle is still only half won
The Hollywood producer was convicted on Monday for rape in the third degree and a criminal sex act in the first degree.
Bianca Fileborn, The Conversation & Rachel Loney-Howes, The Conversation
The Reel
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Watch: Ron Howard’s ‘Thirteen Lives’ revisits the 2018 Thailand cave rescue
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‘Saas Bahu Achaar Pvt Ltd’ trailer: Amruta Subhash in show about pickles and empowerment
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Watch: True crime series ‘Indian Predator’ kicks off with case of Delhi serial killer
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‘Subtle nuances of human relationships’: Why Satyajit Ray adapted ‘Postmaster’ and ‘Samapti’
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Watch: The trailer of series ‘Modern Love Hyderabad’ is out
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Donald Trump denies sexual assault allegation by US writer, calls it ‘false stories for publicity’
Magazine columnist E Jean Carroll claimed the president attacked and allegedly raped her at a department store in 1995 or 1996.
Scroll Staff
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Uttar Pradesh minister wonders if married women above thirty can get raped
Upendra Tiwari tried to explain to reporters the ‘nature of sexual assaults’.
Scroll Staff
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Religious leader Asaram’s son Narayan Sai sentenced to life imprisonment in rape case
In 2013, a woman had accused Sai of sexually assaulting her repeatedly during her time at Asaram’s ashram in Surat between 2002 and 2005.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Watch, Wimbledon 2022: Djokovic eases past Kokkinakis, says pleased with how he raised his level
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Rahul Dravid: ‘Rohit Sharma not yet ruled out of Test, stand-in captaincy call up to selectors’
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CWG 2022, Boxing: Nitu Ghanghas hopes for winds of change, Birmingham and beyond
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Cricket: Deepak Hooda on his first T20I century, competition in the team, mindset change and more
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Malaysia Open Super 750: Sindhu gets past Chochuwong, Kashyap through to Round 2; Nehwal defeated